[Python-checkins] r67909 - in python/branches/release26-maint: Lib/test/test_file.py Misc/NEWS

[skip.montanaro]

Author: skip.montanaro
Date: Tue Dec 23 04:35:04 2008
New Revision: 67909

Log:
Merged revisions 67908 via svnmerge from 
svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/trunk

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  r67908 | skip.montanaro | 2008-12-22 21:30:15 -0600 (Mon, 22 Dec 2008) | 4 lines
  
  As a result of a regression that snuck into 2.5.3 add a test case that
  ensures that when you try to read from a file opened for writing an IOError
  is raised.
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Modified:
   python/branches/release26-maint/   (props changed)
   python/branches/release26-maint/Lib/test/test_file.py
   python/branches/release26-maint/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/branches/release26-maint/Lib/test/test_file.py
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release26-maint/Lib/test/test_file.py	(original)
+++ python/branches/release26-maint/Lib/test/test_file.py	Tue Dec 23 04:35:04 2008
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@
         except:
             self.assertEquals(self.f.__exit__(*sys.exc_info()), None)
 
+    def testReadWhenWriting(self):
+        self.assertRaises(IOError, self.f.read)
 
 class OtherFileTests(unittest.TestCase):
 

Modified: python/branches/release26-maint/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release26-maint/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/branches/release26-maint/Misc/NEWS	Tue Dec 23 04:35:04 2008
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Added test case to ensure attempts to read from a file opened for writing
+  fail.
+
 - Issue #4597: Fixed several opcodes that weren't always propagating
   exceptions.